Talk:Islamic University of Rotterdam

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Logo of IUR.gif

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[edit] NPOV

The article is filled with texts promoting the importance of this university thus providing a (IMHO) unbalanced view. Nothing of it is referenced. Claims made concerning status (University title is protected in Dutch Law) need to sourced. Consider for example the opening history section (it is not limited to this, just as an example):

The presence of Muslims and Islam in the Netherlands is a social and historical fact.Comment: why is this relevant? Since the 1960s, Muslims have been allowed to establish mosques, foundations and organizations by virtue of Dutch law.Comment: is there any pre 1960 law forbidding this?, if so mention and reference In accordance with constitutional rights, Muslims have recently founded Islamic primary and secondary schools within a framework of financial support from the Dutch government and under laws organizing the educational system in the Netherlands. In 1997 the IUR was founded as a result of initiatives taken by Muslims living in the Netherlands. Since then the IUR has established itself as a Dutch UniversityComment: was it recongised as University according to Dutch law (that is not easy!, and if it was this needs a reference) and more importantly as an intellectual contribution of Muslims to Dutch society. There has been general agreement among the founders as regard the IUR as a social necessity for Muslims and non-Muslims in Dutch society.Comment: POV of the founders is hardly neutral.

This article needs a lot of work. Arnoutf (talk) 18:18, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Status of this school?

I cannot find this school on the NVAO[1] (Dutch accreditaiton board), nor on the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences [2] site. What is its legal status if these bodies do not mention it. Arnoutf (talk) 18:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)